Maer Down
Images taken along the South West Coast Path at Maer Down, between Northcott Mouth and Crookets Beach, on the North Cornwall coast near Bude.
A sunny day in April
Gorse carpets the cliff on the way down to Furzey Cove.
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Clear blue skies and turquoise sea at Maer High Cliff Beach. Eroded rocks of Bude Formation sandstone are visible in the wave-cut platform.
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Steeply dipping sandstone strata at Maer High Cliff.
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Maer Low Cliff Beach. The beaches at Bude can be glimpsed on the middle left hand side.
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An overcast, wet day in February
Cliffs by Vinegar Cove and Pearce's Cove. Northcott Mouth beach lies beyond.
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The gorse provides some welcome colour by Furzey Cove.
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Maer High Cliff Beach looking in the Northcott Mouth direction. Sea birds soar overhead.
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Maer Low Cliff Beach looking in the Bude direction.
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I love these V shaped, folded sandstone beds in the wave cut platform at Maer Low Cliff Beach. An anticline and syncline are visible, where the fold tip points towards the sea and cliff respectively.
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Sandstone cliffs at the northern section of Maer Low Cliff Beach.
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